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January 2011

January 18, 2011

When the good we do is enough

When I left the athletic club the other night it was pouring the rain. I...

January 17, 2011

Interview with author Tom Franklin

Racism is at the heart of Mississippi writer Tom Franklin's “Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter”. Join...

January 15, 2011

Update from Daddy on Baby Adam

Thanks for your prayers. Here's the latest message from David about Adam: Dear Friends and...

January 15, 2011

Old too soon, Smart too late

I've driven down this road hundreds of times and never even noticed before. I've dubbed...

January 14, 2011

Awaiting our Rescue

There is nothing quite as thrilling as a RESCUE story. I've heard and retold countless...

January 13, 2011

In the Presence of the Praiseworthy

I was reading in the Psalm the other day and came upon this: With praises...

January 11, 2011

Do you know your neighbor?

Isolated. That's how neighbors are describing Jared Loughner's family. Extremely private people, not the sort...

January 11, 2011

Hillbilly Language Lessons

golly-whopper: noun: Something extraordinary of its kind. "That was a golly-whopper of a championship game...

January 09, 2011

Cancel Church, please

I wanted them to cancel church this morning. I am not saying I wanted them...

January 07, 2011

Birthers: Get some counseling

Every single time one of the Birthers gets to carrying on about Obama's birth certificate...

January 06, 2011

The holiness of dragonflies & such

It's a rare thing that unfolds, like the mystery of happening upon dozens of dragonflies in...

January 05, 2011

Redux: Discussing Doublewide

At Antioch Church in Bend, Oregon, Pastor Ken Wytsma holds an "after-the-sermon" gathering called Redux....

January 04, 2011

January 03, 2011

Blackbirds, Doomsayers & Hexes

Did you notice how 2011 arrived like a scene out of a Hitchcock flick? Out...

January 02, 2011

Gardening Tips for Life

January was always the time when my buddy Gordon would pass the morning with a...

December 2010

December 31, 2010

A New Year's Wish: More of the Ordinary

Aunt Cil with Mama's dog Sheba. Back in the mountains where my people are from...

December 30, 2010

Miz Grumblebutt

I had my hair done on Wednesday. I've been going to the same stylist for...

December 29, 2010

Are we losing our fanciful side?

On Tuesday I drove down to Portland to meet a friend for coffee. One coffee...

December 27, 2010

Pastor Smitty: The rare gift

At Rose Hill Baptist with Pastor Smitty & Miz Betty. I come from a diverse...

December 24, 2010

Merry Christmas Y'all

December 23, 2010

My recommended shopping list

My phone has been ringing off the hook lately. It's the same folks calling everyday....

December 21, 2010

Angels among us

The Redhead's daughter finished her first term of college. To celebrate, we met in Bend...

December 20, 2010

Duke: Lousiest Shot South of Mason-Dixon

Despair propelled Clay Duke, the gunman who went on a shooting rampage in Panama...

December 19, 2010

A bit of Sugar & Spice

We have received several inches of snow around these parts over the past two days....

December 17, 2010

We aren't the only ones…

In a display of how far Christmas has veered off course from the babe in...

December 16, 2010

Drumroll: The Winner is…

While it's true I am in Spokane and there is snow on the ground...

December 14, 2010

Grinchalert

Editor's note: A glimpse of the $130 million building project planned by the good folks...

December 13, 2010

Gossip: The Opiate of the Oppressed

The silence has been purposeful as I have contemplated the best way to put into...

December 09, 2010

Redneck Lesson of the Day

December 08, 2010

Hillbilly Language Lesson

Hogback: A mountain ridge that slopes sharply on each side and often has jutting rocks,...

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